Rail



, 1,536,856 B. F. HOWSE BAIL Filed Sept. 25,1924

Q 7 av l Patented May 5,1925.

; UNITED STATES BENJAMINF. r owsn, on CARY, MISSISSIPPI.

BAIL.

Application filed september 23, 1924. Serial No. 739,413.

To all whom it may concerm,

Be it known thatI, BENJAMIN F. Howsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cary, in the county. ofSharkey and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rails, of which the following is a specification.

T1115 invention relates'to improvements in rails especially adapted for use in supporting traveling machinery, for example,

saw carriages. I

An object of'the present 111 Ve-I1t1OI11S to provide a carriage rail which is'capable of ready adjustment both vertically and hori zontally', for th purpose of maintaining the rail in proper alignment without the use of shims or the necessity of adjusting the rail supporting timbers. 7

Another objectof the invention is to pro vide a'rail with a removable ball capable of being readily replaced so as to maintain a proper carrlage support without renewing the; entire rail, theball securing means and the rail adjusting means being of a character whereby no obstructions or projections may come in contact with the flanges of the carriage wheels. 2 p With the above and other objects in View, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointcdout in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a fragmentary portion of a rail, constructed in accordance with theinvention. I

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same. Figure 3 is a section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in; detail wherein like characters of reference denote cor-re sponding parts, the rail which is of sectional formation comprises a base section 10 and a ball carrying section 11, the latter having removably mounted thereon a ball 12.

The base section 10 is mounted upon suitable timbers 13 and is provided with a centrally located vertically disposed longitudinally extendingrib 14.

The ball carrying section 11 is provided with a channel 15 which receives the rib lt' and is further provided with oppositely extending laterally disposed flanges 16 which rest upon the base 10. The w1dth of I the channel 15 is greater than the width of the rib 14 so that the section 11 maybemoved laterally withrespect to thesection 10.

' Bolts 17' which extend through the timbers13, the base 10 and the flanges 16 serve to secure the rail to the timbers and to hold the section 11 against independent vertical movement. Openings 18 of relatively large size are provided in the flanges 16 for the passage of the bolts 17 so as to permit of lateral movement of the section 11.

The ball section 12 is seated within a channel 19 provided in the section} 11 andthis ball section is removably held in place by means of bolts 20.

In order to adjust the ball section horizontally, the opposite side walls of the channel 15 of the section 11 are provided with threaded openings for the passage of adjusting bolts 21, the inner ends of which bear against the opposite side faces of the rib 14. By reference to Figure 3 of the drawings it will be seen that adjustment of the section 11 may be obtained through the medium of these bolts. Bolts 22 extend downwardlythrough and threadedly engage the walls of openings provided I in the flanges 16. The inner ends of these bolts bear upon the upper face of the base section 10, so thatby manipulating these bolts the section 11 may be vertically adjusted, After vertical adjustment is obtained the nuts upon the bolts 17 are tightened so as to hold the section 11 in adjusted position. i

It will be apparent from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings that the invention provides a simple and efficient rail which may be readilyadjusted for use, the joints at the ends of the sections 10,

11 and 12 being staggered so as to provide proper stability. If desired the ball for the usual high ball rails can be substituted for the ball section 12 illustrated.

The invention is susceptible of various changesin its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope'of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is y 1.-.An adjustable rail comprising a base section,' a ball carrying section mounted thereon, a ball section removably secured to the ball carrying section and means whereby said ball carrying section may be adjusted vertically and horizontally relative to the base section.

2. An adjustable rail comprising a base section, a longitudinally disposed rib included in said section, a channeled section mounted upon the base section and receiving the rib, a ball section carried by the channeled section, means whereby the channeled section may be adjusted vertically with respect to the base section and means whereby said channeled section may be-horizontally adjusted.

An adjustable rail comprising a base section, a rilongitudina lly disposed rib in cluded in the base section and extending vertically and centrally of the latter, a channeled section ,mounted upon the base section and receiving the rib, laterally e);- tending flanges included in the vchanneled section, means extendingt-hrough the flanges and engaging'the'base section whereby the channeled section may be vertically adjusted, means whereby the channeled section maybe horizontally adjusted and a-ball sec tion carried by the channeled vsection.

4. An adjustable rail comprising a base section, a longitudinally disposed rib included in the base section and extending vertically and centrally of the latter, a channeled section mounted upon the base section and receiving the rib, laterally extending flanges included in the channeled section, means extending through the flanges and engaging the base section whereby the clninneled section may be vertically adjusted, oppositely disposed means extending through the channeled section and engaging the rib of the base section Wherebfsai'd channeled section may be horizontally .adjusted and a ball sect-ion carried by the channeled section.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

BENJAMIN HOKVSE. 

